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Pelham Warner
The Book of Cricket
Sporting Handbooks Ltd 1943 Sir Pelham's guide to the techniques of cricket first published in 1911 but here in the third edition with an extra chapter on Some Cricketers of My Time. Some sunning to the spine and a very small owner's inscription otherwise a very good clean copy. Cloth. Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Sporting Handbooks Ltd hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 015073
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Chris Bonington
Everest the Hard Way
Arrow 1977 Account of the 1975 expedition up the South West face of Everest - the steepest and highest face in the world. Tear at spine and abraded cover edges. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Arrow paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000974
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Geoffrey Winthrop Young Geoffrey sutton and Wilfrid Noyce
Snowdon Biography
J M Dent & Sons 1957 Bumped corner and slightly faded spine but still a very good copy of the book "which takes the mountaineer and the most moutainous sides of Snowdonia as chief subject.". First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. J M Dent & Sons hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 019017
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Earl Denman
Alone to Everest
The Travel Book Club 1955 "The story of some of Earl Denman's mountaineering exploits in Africa culminating in his forbidden journey in 1947 through Tibet to Everest with Tensing is here told for the first time.". Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. The Travel Book Club hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 003507
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A H Fabian and Tom Whittaker
Constructive Football
Edward Arnold 1950 Detailed technical advice on football technique. Whittaker was the Manager of Arsenal at the time of writing. Faded covers with a split to the cloth at the spine. Reading copy. First Edition. Cloth. Fair. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Edward Arnold hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 021168
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Laurence Viney Ed
Benson and Hedges Golfer's Handbook 1988
MacMillan 1988 The 85th issue of the Wisden of golf. Near very good copy bar some wrinkling to the pre-title pages and some minor shelfwear. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. MacMillan paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 020394
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The Topical Times Football Book 1969-70
D C Thomson 1969 Owner's inscription and some missing pictures otherwise a good copy. Cloth. Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. D C Thomson hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 016774
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Know the Game Lawn Tennis
Educational Productions Ltd 1971 How to play guide in 40pp some of which have suffered damp stains. Bookseller's price to cover otherwise good. Soft Cover. Good. 24mo - over 5" - 5�" tall. Educational Productions Ltd paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 004575
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Edmund Blunden
Cricket Country
The Imprint Society 1945 The poet received a poem from a fan of his asking him to write about cricket and this collection of essays is the result. Jacket has a repaired tear but is otherwise good and the interior is unmarked and tight. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. The Imprint Society hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 017923
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Keith Wheatley
America's Cup '87
Michael Joseph 1986 "Charts the build-up to the 1987 America's Cup.the detailed and perceptive account captures the drama of one of yachting's great occasions." Excellent copy. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Michael Joseph hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 016556
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John Pudney
Shuffley Wanderers
The Bodley Head 1948 Comic novel about the revival of a football team in a remote village. A neat tight copy. First Edition. Cloth. Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. The Bodley Head hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 007851
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Geoffrey Williams
Sir Thomas Lipton Wins
Peter Davies 1969 "His personal account by the winner of the 1968 Singlehanded Transatlantic Race. Gift inscription otherwise a very bright clean copy in a curled jacket with one tear. Cloth. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Peter Davies hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 011990
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Billy Wright
Football is My Passport
The Sportsmans Book Club 1959 Autobiography of the great centre half and England captain from his debut for Wolves at 16 in 1941 to the date of writing. Cloth. Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. The Sportsmans Book Club hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 007808
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M A Jarvis
Swimming for Teachers and Youth Leaders
Faber & Faber 1950 "An admirably clear manual for the instruction of the average swimmer and teacher." Very good interior with one owner's name; jacket has chips at the head and the foot of the spine. Cloth. Very Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Faber & Faber hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 019129
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John Hunt
The Ascent of Everest
The Companion Book Club The official account " a worthy inspiring and permanent document of endeavour and achievement." Closed tear to otherwise complete jacket slightly yellowed otherwise very good throughout. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. The Companion Book Club hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 018064
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Eric Hyde
Table Tennis for Beginners and Enthusiasts
W Foulsham & Co 1960 "Fully illustrated with line drawings and 4 half-tone plates. Revised edition including latest official laws." Minor foxing otherwise a very good copy. Cloth. Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. W Foulsham & Co hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 015435
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Pelham Warner
Lord's 1787 - 1945
George G Harrap 1947 The famous cricket writer's history of cricket's most famous ground. A reprint in good condition bar some marking to the covers. Oddly an owner's inscription on the inside front cover is dated 1946 although the book is dated 1947. Cloth. Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. George G Harrap hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 009551
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Eoin S. Young
Bruce McClaren : The Man and His Racing Team
Eyre and Spottiswoode 1971 A profile of the racing driver Bruce McClaren written a year after his death in 1970. Review copy. First Edition. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Advanced Reading Copy ARC. Eyre and Spottiswoode unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000132
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L E Liddell H A L Chapman J M Macfadyen
Orienteering
Educational Productions Ltd 1965 Part of the Know The Game series a 56pp booklet providing a thorough overview of the sport in two parts : Definitions and Instruction and Competitions and Organization. Very good unmarked copy. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 24mo - over 5" - 5�" tall. Educational Productions Ltd paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 006533
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Matthew Engel Ed
Wisden Cricketer's Almanack 1993
John Wisden & Co 1993 Very tight clean copy of the 130th edition of cricket lovers bible. Soft Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. John Wisden & Co paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 021621
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Julian Holland
Spurs - The Double
The Sportsmans Book Club 1962 Very good unmarked copy of the account of the Spurs side which won the League and Cup in the 1960-61 season written with the approval and co-operation of the football club. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. The Sportsmans Book Club hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 021817
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Nat Gould
The Magpie Jacket
Modern Publishing Company An adventure novel set in the world of horse racing sixty years prior to Dick Francis by a prolific author who wrote from 1891 to 1927. In red cloth with a News of the World advert on the back cover. The interior is uninscribed and unfoxed though yellowed but overall near very good. . Cloth. Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Modern Publishing Company hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 019316
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Tom Watt
The End
Mainstream "80 years of life on the terraces" the Highbury terraces to be exact hence the foreword by David O'Leary. Near fine copy but the title page is missing. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Mainstream paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 016995
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Nat Gould
Landed at Last
Modern Publishing Company An adventure novel set in the world of horse racing sixty years prior to Dick Francis by a prolific author who wrote from 1891 to 1927. In red cloth with a News of the World advert on the back cover. The interior is uninscribed and unfoxed though yellowed but overall near very good. First published in 1899 though this copy may be later. A number of other books in the same series are available from Zarak Books. Cloth. Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Modern Publishing Company hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 014647
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Trevor Brooking's 100 Great British Footballers
Macdonald 1988 From Ivor Allchurch to Alex Young 100 great footballers in alphabetical order with a picture a biography and a personal assessment by Brooking. Excellent copy. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Macdonald hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 013781
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Terence Delaney Ed
The Footballer's Fireside Book
The Sportsmans Book Club 1963 No jacket but otherwise a fine copy of the collection of football essays and extracts from Pepys to the early sixties. Cloth. Fine. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. The Sportsmans Book Club hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 010164
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Nat Gould
The Dark Horse
Modern Publishing Company An adventure novel set in the world of horse racing sixty years prior to Dick Francis by a prolific author who wrote from 1891 to 1927. In red cloth with a News of the World advert on the back cover. The interior is uninscribed and unfoxed though yellowed but overall near very good. . Cloth. Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Modern Publishing Company hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 019319
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Charles Whitcombe
Golf
Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons 1949 The ex-Ryder Cup captain imparts his expertise - "his game has no idiosyncracies and this simple explanation of his method is exactly calculated to put the beginner and the average player on the right lines.". First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 003280
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Jack Rollin
The Guinness Book of Soccer Facts and Feats
Guinness Superlatives Ltd 1979 Second edition of the statistical and historical review of the domestic European and World game. Near fine condition throughout. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Guinness Superlatives Ltd hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 018370
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Charles Fortune
The Australians in England 1961
Robert Hale 1961 A detailed account of the Australians tour of England in 1961 and the five test series in particular. Good copy though cloth is shadowed at top. First Edition. Cloth. Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Robert Hale hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 005796
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E H D Sewell
Cricket Up-to-date
John Murray 1931 "Cricket needs - an early return to the five ball over much less intensive coaching fewer selectors more attention to fielding and fiercer batting" proclaims the preface. Foreword by ex-England captain Lord Hawke. Fascinating and opinionated. Cloth. Very Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. John Murray hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 002967
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J B Hobbs
Cricket for Beginners
C Arthur Pearson 1924 The second impression of the book written by the man who to this day has scored more runs in first class cricket than anyone else. Covers all aspects of the game including wicket keeping and how to form a cricket club. Cover is mottled but interior is good. Decorative Cloth. Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. C Arthur Pearson hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 002850
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Nat Gould
The Pace That Kills
Modern Publishing Company An adventure novel set in the world of horse racing sixty years prior to Dick Francis by a prolific author who wrote from 1891 to 1927. In red cloth with a News of the World advert on the back cover. The interior is uninscribed and unfoxed though yellowed but overall near very good. First published in 1899 though this copy may be later. A number of other books in the same series are available from Zarak Books. Cloth. Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Modern Publishing Company hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 014653
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Gordon Jeffrey Stratton Smith Friedebert Becker
World Cup '62
Souvenir 1962 Match by match account of 1962 World Cup Finals. No jacket otherwise a near fine copy. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Souvenir hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 015706
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Bill Richardson
Dinghy Racing
B T Batsford 1970 Very good clean copy apart from some very minor marks to the covers. 75 illustrations. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. B T Batsford hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 020563
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John Tickner
Tickner's Show Piece
Putnam 1958 "This is the last word on how not to run horse shows murderously illustrated by the witty sportsman author-artist who now habituates horse shows in heavy disguise." Taped front hinge probably unnecessary. Complete if grimy jacket and unmarked bright interior. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Putnam hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 017020
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Percy M Young
Manchester United
The Sportsmans Book Club 1962 Scarce copy in near fine condition of one of the best books on the early history of Manchester United. Cloth. Very Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. The Sportsmans Book Club hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 010168
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Michael Green
The Michael Green Book of Coarse Sport
Hutchinson 1965 Near fine interior.Jacket is stained but complete. Definition of a Coarse Sportsman : "one who when his club receives a grant from the National Playing Fields Association wants to spend the money on extending the bar.". First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Hutchinson hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 012326
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Know the Game Squash Rackets
Educational Productions Ltd 1969 How to play guide in fundamentally good condition though bottom right hand corner of pages has tea stain and there is a bookseller's price on the cover. Soft Cover. Good. 24mo - over 5" - 5�" tall. Educational Productions Ltd paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 004574
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F S Smythe
The Spirit of the Hills
Hodder & Stoughton 1937 "In this book I have endeavoured to express.the meaning of the hills and the reasons that inspire men to climb them." Hills including the Alps.Library stamp and some staining to fps otherwise tidy. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Hodder & Stoughton hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000517
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Dennis Taylor
Natural Break
MacDonald 1986 "Tells some of the stories and jokes that he has heard and been involved in during his travels round the circuit." Written when he was world snoooker champion. Very good copy. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. MacDonald paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 017573
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Pat Smythe
Bred to Jump
Cassell 1965 The story of the upbringing of the family of Tosca - the successful show jumper horse - and of the experience gained through the observations of the author and her mistakes. Some marking to green cloth covers and a small piece missing from a pre-title page otherwise a very good clean copy. First Edition. Cloth. Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Cassell hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 012826
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Edmund Blunden
Cricket Country
The Imprint Society 1945 The poet received a poem from a fan of his asking him to write about cricket and this collection of essays is the result. An unmarked and tidy copy. Cloth. Very Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. The Imprint Society hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 020802
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Christopher Martin Jenkins
Bedside Cricket
J M Dent 1981 Humorous account of all levels of cricket richly illustrated. Very nice copy. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Fine. Illus. by Mcmurtry. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. J M Dent unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 012148
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Genevieve Murphy
Princess Anne and Mark Phillips - Talking About Horses
Hutchinson/Stanley Paul 1976 "The complete story of their lifelong love of horses and in particular how they became world class competitors in three-day eventing.based on a series of lively discussions." Very good copy throughout. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Hutchinson/Stanley Paul hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 005482
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Nat Gould
The Miner's Cup
Modern Publishing Company An adventure novel set in the world of horse racing sixty years prior to Dick Francis by a prolific author who wrote from 1891 to 1927. In red cloth with a News of the World advert on the back cover. The interior is uninscribed and unfoxed though yellowed but overall near very good. First published in 1896 though this copy may be later. A number of other books in the same series are available from Zarak Books. Cloth. Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Modern Publishing Company hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 011304
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Jim Bebbington
Soccer Sidelines
Evans Brothers 1974 "The purpose of this book is to encourage the young soccer fan to think a little more about the game the skills required to play it well and the need to understand the laws." 64pp. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Evans Brothers paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000093
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J C Jessop
Golf
Teach Yourself 1976 The fourth edition revised by Mark Wilson. Good solid copy bar some shelfwear to covers. Includes identifying and correcting common faults and the complete Rules of Golf. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Teach Yourself paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 015833
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Ron Pickering
Olympic Handbook Montreal 76
MacMillan 1976 An armchair guide to all the events and all the disciplines including complete Olympic Record charts and times to beat. Good clean copy. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. MacMillan paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 005369
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Paul Trevillon
Dead Heat : The '69 Ryder Cup Classic
Stanley Paul 1969 The closest Britain and Ireland came to winning the Ryder Cup for many years before the Europeans were included. Jacklin Alliss Coles Barnes et al in one of their finest hours. Excellent copy. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Stanley Paul hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 005420
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